Foreign investors, who bought a net Rs. 19.9 billion worth of equities so far this year, were net sellers of Rs. 82.3 million worth of shares on Friday. Sri Lanka’s markets were closed on Thursday for a Buddhist holiday.

‘Koley iragena angey halaganta epa. Londery hathakinn suddda karanta behe’ is the advice in pithy Sinhala idiom, the President offered to his critics and opponents in a recent homily delivered at Nikaweratiya.